"Franklin" wrote in message
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Will Usenet prevent accidents in the future? Probably not. But deciding
not to talk about unfortunate events which have occurred because you might
be seen as imposing some form of judgement on the participants will
*definitely* not prevent future accidents. You can't discuss events like
this without imposing some form of "judgement" on those who are involved.
You criticize those who find fault with the guide in this case for passing
judgement. Yet riverman above finds no real fault with the guide, and
that's a judgement as well. Do you find fault with his assessment as
well?


Hi Franklin: just to clarify a point. I hope that my previous posts were
clear enough to illustrate that I most certainly do not find the guide
faultless, nor do I find that he was negligent. My point is that some are
jumping to the worst possible conclusion (that he was negligent) too
quickly. My take is that I would not find him negligent based on as little
as we know, if I were forced to pass judgement (which, thankfully I am not).

Going on the limited info that I have, and through the filter of my
experience, I would have to say that there are plenty of extenuating facts
that support that he probably was not negligent. But I am completely willing
to reconsider as more is discovered.

However, I believe that the people who have already passed preliminary
judgement one way or another are doing it far too hastily.

--riverman

Hi Franklin: just to clarify a point. I hope that my previous posts were
clear enough to illustrate that I most certainly do not find the guide
faultless, nor do I find that he was negligent. My point is that some are
jumping to the worst possible conclusion (that he was negligent) too
quickly. My take is that I would not find him negligent based on as little
as we know, if I were forced to pass judgement (which, thankfully I am
not).

Going on the limited info that I have, and through the filter of my
experience, I would have to say that there are plenty of extenuating facts
that support that he probably was not negligent. But I am completely
willing
to reconsider as more is discovered.

However, I believe that the people who have already passed preliminary
judgement one way or another are doing it far too hastily.

--riverman


Ahh, gotcha. I agree with you on that one. It's a fine line to walk
between dissecting/discussing a incident like this and turning it into a
lynch mob...